CMA Plenary Meeting 21/10/2008 PARIS Chemical Monitoring Activity overview Mario Carere, Philippe Quevauviller, Bernd Gawlik National Institute of Health-Italy ,DG Environment EU, Joint Research Center EU

Timetable of EQS Directive 2nd reading in the Plenary Meeting of the European Parliament 17 June 2008 Commission Opinion on the 2nd Reading 17 July 2008 Adoption by the Environment Council 20 October 2008 Publication End of 2008 Transposition (Art. 12) 18 months

EQS Directive Article 1: Subject matter Article 2: Definitions Article 3: EQSs Article 4: Mixing zones Article 5: Inventory of emissions, discharges and losses Article 6: Transboundary pollution Article 7: Reporting and review Article 8: no title Article 9: Amendment of WFD Article 10: Amendment of Annex IX of WFD Article 12: Transposition Article 13: Entry into force Article 14: Addresses Annex I: EQSs for PS and other pollutants Annex II: List of PS and PHS Annex III: Substances subject to review for possible identification as PS or PHS

Environmental quality standards (Art. 3) Annex I (part A and B) Member States may opt to apply EQS for sediment and/or biota providing the same level of protection as the EQS for water  notify the COM and other Member States (Art. 21 Committee) shall include a summary of notifications in Art. 18 of the WFD Members States shall provide for the substances listed in Annex I: long term analysis of concentrations that tend to accumulate in sediments and/or biota take measures ensuring that concentrations of do not significantly increase in sediment and/or relevant biota COM shall examine technical and scientific progress + RA (Art. 16(2)(a) and (b) of the WFD and, if necessary propose that the EQS laid down in Annex I, part A be revised

New Annex European Commission review AMPA Bentazon Bisphenol-A Dicofol EDTA Free Cyanide Glyphosate Mecoprop (MCPP) Musk xylene Perfluorooctane sulphonic acid (PFOS) Quinoxyfen (5,7-dichloro-4-(p-fluorophenoxy)quinoline) Dioxins PCB

Summary situation: database content (28 Feb 08) Surface water 24 Member States + CH and NO 20 104 stations 5 water body types 385 219 sampling 5 068 940 analysis 937 substances Source : RBD GIS layer 2005 : Nilsson et al: International River Basin Districts under the EU Water Framework Directive, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), IOW treatment)

CMA issue Measurements in water 4,860,372 analyses dissolved phase of Whole water with water sample determination on each 1,7% separate phase (sum of all phases) 18,2% Whole water with no separation of liquid and SPM phases 80,1%

CMA issue Measurements in sediment 165,936 analyses Fraction <2 mm (whole) 25,3% <63 µm 4,0% <20 µm 70,7%

CMA issue Measurements in biota 49 817 analyses Mussel Whole 45,2% Fish Whole 3,3% Macro Invertebrate Whole 0,1% Fish Muscle 6,2% Fish Roe 0,0% Molluscs 7,4% Fish Liver 18,4% Benthos 19,4% “Molluscs” “Fish”

(legal consultation inside EU offices- Draft COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (legal consultation inside EU offices- publication foreseen within 2009) laying down, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status

CMA (2007-2009) Tasks / Deliverables STRATEGIC CO-ORDINATION GROUP WG E PLENARY CMA (GW, SW/MW) WG C or WG E (joint meetings) CMA-1 Exchange of best practices CMA-2 QA_QC CMA-3 Standardisation (CEN TC/230) Sharing best practices Identification of gaps and needs Analytical methods, sampling Practical exercises Sediment and biota Follow-up of COM decision Discussion of common strategy (EAQC-WISE) Identification of standards Follow-up of CEN work Links with RTD

CMA-1 (Exchange of best practices) Final version of the surface water monitoring chemical guidance to be approved at the plenary meeting in Paris. Sediment/Biota draft outline to be discussed at the plenary meeting in Paris. Field Trial performed in Budapest

CMA-2 (Quality assurance and control) At the workshop held in Brussels in June, the first draft of the EAQC-WISE blueprint (i.e. the strategy for QA/QC for the WFD monitoring) has been discussed with different interested parties and stakeholders (workshop report is available from the project website). The feedback received will be included into the final document that will be presented at the CMA meeting in Paris 21 October. The final document will be available to the public after the end of the project (30/11/2008). QA/ QC Directive (legal consultation inside the EU Commission)

CMA-3 (Standardisation) The mandate to CEN for the development or improvement of standards in support of the WFD was edited on 7th April 2008 under the number M/424 The chemical parameters are: organochlorine pesticides, chloroalkanes, tributyltin compounds, pentabromodiphenylethers, PAH.

Activity CMA-3 (Standardisation) The first round of tenders for the consortium for the execution of the mandate is finished. The draft consortium has been identified with the help of the evaluation group A consortium meeting will be the 14th November at DIN in Berlin to discuss in details the tasks, duties and the further steps with all potential partners. The proposal will be submit to DG Entr within december Activity CMA-3 (Standardisation)

CMA (2007-2009) Next meetings Drafting group sediment/biota meeting Ispra (january 2009) Plenary CMA meeting Gent (may 2009) Plenary CMA meeting Roma (autumn 2009)

THANK YOU PHILIPPE !!!! We will meet you with your new hat…..